Year : 2018 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Japan
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 137 mb
Bio:
Loudness is a Japanese metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi.They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-five studio albums (five in America) by the end of 2012 and reaching the Billboard Top 100 in their moment of maximum international popularity, as well as charting on Oricon dozens of times.Despite numerous changes in their roster, the band continued their activities throughout the 90s, finally reuniting the original line-up in 2001. On November 30, 2008 original drummer Munetaka Higuchi died from liver cancer at a hospital in Osaka at age 49. He was replaced with Masayuki Suzuki.The band has announced that their 26th studio album titled The Sun Will Rise Again will be released on the 4th of June 2014. Loudness played a song from the album called "Immortality" on the 2014 Monsters of Rock cruise.
Album:
Since its inception in 1981, Loudness has led the Japanese heavy metal scene and embarked on global domination with “Thunder In The East” (1985 / #74 US national chart) and “Lightning Strikes” (1986 / #64 US national chart). They have been frantically acclaimed worldwide. Now, “Rise To Glory”, the first album in four years since “The Sun Will Rise Again”, is going to be released on January 26, 2018 worldwide and for the first time on earMUSIC (world, exclusive Japan). The album is packed with aggression, melody and positive vibes.Vocalist Minoru Niihara says: “The album cheers you up and makes you feel fresh.”From the rock maelstrom of “Massive Tornado” to the young burning passion of “Soul On Fire”, the life-glorifying “I'm Still Alive” and the declaration of metal warfare of “Rise To Glory”, all of them serve as supporter songs for the age of turmoil. The guitar wizardry of Akira Takasaki, hailed around the world as one of the true guitar gods, is featured throughout the album. He admits: “I played lots of guitars, more than any other albums this century. There was soul in the sounds.” His performance would surprise even the most ardent of the fans. Together with the guitar solos on each song, there is amazing playing on the instrumental track, leaning towards the progressive side of the band. Along with the hurtling speed tunes such as “Massive Tornado”, “No Limit” and “Rise To Glory”, the variety of songwriting takes the listener on an amazing journey. “Rain” has the melancholic mood, “Until I See The Light” focuses on the melodic side of the band and “Let’s All Rock” has a heated call-and-response with the audience to recreate their live performance.With “Rise To Glory” and the ensuing major scale world tour, Loudness will embark on the biggest global conquest since the 80s. This is indeed the beginning of their 'rise to glory'.The EU and US versions of the album are accompanied by “Samsara Flight”, a collection of 13 tracks of the band's early classics rerecorded (originally released in Japan in 2016).
Line-Up:
Masayoshi Yamashita Bass (1981-1992, 2001-present) - See also: ex-M.T. Fuji, ex-Ded Chaplin (live), ex-Misako Honjoh, ex-Blood Circus, ex-Spaed
Akira Takasaki Guitars (1981-present) - See also: Akira Takasaki, ex-M.T. Fuji, Lazy, ex-Misako Honjoh, ex-Jasmine Sky, ex-Ji-Zo
Minoru Niihara Vocals (1981-1988, 2001-present) - See also: Minoru Niihara, X.Y.Z.→A, ex-Ded Chaplin, ex-M.T. Fuji, ex-Sly, 西寺 実, ex-Earthshaker
Masayuki "Ampan" Suzuki Drums (2009-present) - See also: Galatea, RDX, ex-Ubigun, ex-Negarobo, ex-Hard Gear, ex-Saber Tiger
Tracklist:
01. 8118
02. Soul on Fire
03. I'm Still Alive
04. Go for Broke
05. Until I See the Light
06. The Voice
07. Massive Tornado
08. Kama Sutra
09. Rise to Glory
10. Why and for Whom
11. No Limits
12. Rain
13. Bad Loser (Bonus Track)
14. Let's All Rock (Bonus Track)
+ Video "Soul on Fire" (Official Video)
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